The Liturgy of the Hours
Compiled by Fr. Felix Just, S.J., Ph.D.
Index of Psalms and Canticles
used in the Four-Week Psalter
PSALM | WEEK, DAY, HOUR | EPIGRAPH |
Ps 1 | Week 1: Sunday OR | There are two ways a man may take |
Ps 2 | Week 1: Sunday OR | The Messiah, king and conqueror |
Ps 3 | Week 1: Sunday OR | I am safe in the Lord's keeping |
Ps 4 | Night Prayer: after EP-I on Sun | Thanksgiving |
Ps 5:2-10, 12-13 | Week 1: Monday MP | A morning prayer asking for help |
Ps 6 | Week 1: Monday OR | A suffering man cries to God for mercy |
Ps 7 (I&II) | Week 1: Monday DP | Prayer of a God-fearing man who is being calumniated |
Ps 8 | Weeks 2 & 4: Saturday MP | The majesty of the Lord and man's dignity |
Ps 9A (I&II) | Week 1: Monday OR | Thanksgiving for victory |
Ps 10 (I&II) | Week 1: Tuesday OR | Prayer of thanksgiving |
Ps 11 | Week 1: Monday EP | God is the unfailing support of the just |
Ps 12 | Week 1: Tuesday OR | A cry for God's help against powerful oppressors |
Ps 13 | Week 1: Tuesday DP | The lament of the just man who does not lose hope in God |
Ps 14 | Week 1: Tuesday DP | The foolishness of sinners |
Ps 15 | Week 1: Monday EP | Who is worthy to stand in God's presence? |
Ps 16 | Week 2: Sunday EP1 & Night Prayer: Thursday | The Lord himself is my heritage |
Ps 17 (I&II) | Week 1: Wednesday DP | Save me, Lord, from those who hate you |
Ps 18:2-30 (I&II&III) | Week 1: Wednesday OR | Thanksgiving for salvation and victory |
Ps 18:31-51 (IV&V&VI) | Week 1: Thursday OR | Hymn of Thanksgiving |
Ps 19A | Week 2: Monday MP | Praise of the Lord, Creator of all |
Ps 19B | Week 1: Monday DP | Praise of God who gave us the law of love |
Ps 20 | Week 1: Tuesday EP | A prayer for the king's victory |
Ps 21:2-8, 14 | Week 1: Tuesday EP | Thanksgiving for the king's victory |
Ps 22 (I&II&III) | Week 3: Friday DP | God hears the suffering of his Holy One |
Ps 23 | Weeks 2 & 4: Sunday DP | The Good Shepherd |
Ps 24 | Week 1: Tuesday MP & Week 4: Sunday OR; also alt. Invitatory | The Lord's entry into his temple |
Ps 25 (I&II) | Week 1: Thursday DP | Prayer for God's favor and protection |
Ps 26 | Week 1: Friday DP | Trusting prayer of an innocent man |
Ps 27 (I&II) | Week 1: Wednesday EP | God stands by us in dangers |
Ps 28:1-3, 6-9 | Week 1: Friday DP | Entreaty and thanksgiving |
Ps 29 | Week 1: Monday MP | A tribute of praise to the Word of God |
Ps 30 | Week 1: Thursday EP | Thanksgiving for deliverance from death |
Ps 31:1-6 | Night Prayer: Wednesday | Trustful prayer in adversity |
Ps 31:1-17, 20-25 (I&II&III) | Week 2: Monday OR | A troubled persons' confident appeal to God |
Ps 32 | Week 1: Thursday EP | They are happy whose sins are forgiven |
Ps 33 | Week 1: Tuesday MP | Song of praise for God's continual care |
Ps 34 (I&II) | Weeks 1 & 3: Saturday DP | God the savior of the just |
Ps 35:1-2, 3c, 9-19, 22-23, 27-28 (I&II&III) | Week 1: Friday OR | The Lord as Savior in time of persecution |
Ps 36 | Week 1: Wednesday MP | The malice of sinners and God's goodness |
Ps 37 (I&II&III) | Week 2: Tuesday OR | The lot of the wicked and the good |
Ps 38 (I&II&III) | Week 2: Friday OR | A sinner in extreme danger prays earnestly to God |
Ps 39 (I&II) | Week 2: Wednesday OR | Urgent prayer of a sick person |
Ps 40:2-14, 17-18 (I&II) | Week 2: Monday DP | Thanksgiving and plea for help |
Ps 41 | Week 1: Friday EP | Prayer of a sick person |
Ps 42 | Week 2: Monday MP | Longing for the Lord's presence in his Temple |
Ps 43 | Week 2: Tuesday MP | Longing for the Temple |
Ps 44 (I&II&III) | Weeks 2 & 4: Thursday OR | The misfortunes of God's people |
Ps 45 (I&II) | Week 2: Monday EP & Week 4: Saturday DP | The marriage of the king |
Ps 46 | Week 1: Friday EP | God our refuge and strength |
Ps 47 | Week 1: Wednesday MP | The Lord Jesus is King of all |
Ps 48 | Week 1: Thursday MP | Thanksgiving for the people's deliverance |
Ps 49 (I&II) | Week 2: Tuesday EP | Emptiness of riches |
Ps 50 (I&II&III) | Week 3: Monday OR | Genuine love of God |
Ps 50 (I&II&III) | Week 4: Saturday OR (only in Ordinary Time) | Genuine love of God |
Ps 51 | Weeks 1,2,3,4: Friday MP | O God, have mercy on me |
Ps 52 | Week 2: Wednesday OR | Against a calumniator |
Ps 53 | Week 2: Tuesday DP | The foolishness of sinners |
Ps 54:1-6, 8-9 | Week 2: Tuesday DP | Plea for help |
Ps 55:2-15, 17-24 (I&II) | Week 2: Wednesday DP | Against a friend proved traitor |
Ps 55:2-15, 17-24 (I&II) | Week 4: Friday OR (only in Ordinary Time) | Against a false friend |
Ps 56:2-7b, 9-14 | Week 2: Thursday DP | Trust in God's word |
Ps 57 | Week 1: Thursday MP & Week 2: Thursday DP | Morning prayer in affliction |
Ps 58 | OMITTED | x |
Ps 59:2-5, 10-11, 17-18 | Week 2: Friday DP | Prayer for help against enemies |
Ps 60 | Week 2: Friday DP | Prayer after disaster |
Ps 61 | Week 2: Saturday DP | Prayer of an exile |
Ps 62 | Week 2: Wednesday EP | Peace in God |
Ps 63:2-9 | Week 1: Sunday MP | A soul thirsting for God |
Ps 64 | Week 2: Saturday DP | Prayer for help against enemies |
Ps 65 | Week 2: Tuesday MP | Solemn thanksgiving |
Ps 66 (I&II) | Week 4: Sunday OR | Eucharistic hymn |
Ps 67 | Week 2: Wednesday EP & Week 3: Tuesday MP; also alt. Invitatory | People of all nations will worship the Lord |
Ps 68 (I&II&III) | Week 3: Tuesday OR | The Lord's triumphant entrance into his sanctuary |
Ps 69:2-22, 30-37 (I&II&III) | Week 3: Friday OR | I am consumed with zeal for your house |
Ps 70 | Week 3: Wednesday DP | O God, come to my aid |
Ps 71 (I&II) | Week 3: Monday DP | You have stood by me, Lord, from my youth |
Ps 72:1-19 (I&II) | Week 2: Thursday EP | The Messiah's royal power |
Ps 73 (I&II&III) | Week 4: Monday OR | Why is it that the good have many troubles? |
Ps 74 (I&II) | Week 3: Tuesday DP | Lament for the destruction of the Temple |
Ps 75 | Week 3: Wednesday DP | The Lord, the ruler over all |
Ps 76 (I&II) | Weeks 2 & 4: Sunday DP | Thanksgiving for victory |
Ps 77 | Week 2: Wednesday MP | Recalling God's works |
Ps 78:1-39 (I&II&III) | Week 4: Friday OR (only in Advent, Christmas, Lent, Easter) | Salvation history reveals the goodness of God and the faithlessness of his people |
Ps 78:40-72 (IV&V&VI) | Week 4: Saturday OR (only in Advent, Christmas, Lent, Easter) | Salvation history reveals the goodness of God and the faithlessness of his people |
Ps 79:1-5, 8-11, 13 | Week 3: Thursday DP | Lament for Jerusalem |
Ps 80 | Week 2: Thursday MP & Week 3: Thursday DP | Lord, come, take care of your vineyard |
Ps 81 | Week 2: Thursday MP | Solemn renewal of the covenant |
Ps 82 | Week 4: Monday DP | Denunciation of evil judges |
Ps 83 | OMITTED | x |
Ps 84 | Week 3: Monday MP | Longing for God's Temple |
Ps 85 | Week 3: Tuesday MP | Our salvation is near |
Ps 86 | Week 3: Wednesday MP & Night Prayer: Monday | The prayer of the poor man in distress |
Ps 87 | Week 3: Thursday MP | Jerusalem is mother of us all |
Ps 88 (I&II) | Week 4: Tuesday DP & Night Prayer: Friday | Prayer of a person who is gravely ill |
Ps 89:2-38 (I&II&III) | Week 3: Wednesday OR | God's favors to the house of David |
Ps 89:39-53 (IV&V) | Week 3: Thursday OR | Lament for the fall of David's dynasty |
Ps 90 | Week 3: Thursday OR & Week 4: Monday MP | May we live in the radiance of God |
Ps 91 | Night Prayer: after EP-II on Sun | Safe in God's sheltering care |
Ps 92 | Weeks 2 & 4: Saturday MP | Praise of God the Creator |
Ps 93 | Week 3: Sunday MP | Splendor of God the Creator |
Ps 94 (I&II) | Week 4: Wednesday DP | The Lord will avenge the just |
Ps 95 | ORDINARY: INVITATORY Psalm | A call to praise God |
Ps 96 | Week 3: Monday MP | The Lord, king and judge of the world |
Ps 97 | Week 2: Wednesday MP | The glory of the Lord in his decrees for the world |
Ps 98 | Week 3: Wednesday MP | The Lord triumphs in his judgment |
Ps 99 | Week 3: Thursday MP | Holy is the Lord our God |
Ps 100 | Weeks 1 & 3: Friday MP; also alt. Invitatory Psalm | The joyful song of those entering God's temple |
Ps 101 | Week 4: Tuesday MP | Avowal of a good ruler |
Ps 102 (I&II&III) | Week 4: Tuesday OR | The longings and prayers of an exile |
Ps 103 (I&II&III) | Week 4: Wednesday OR | Praise for God's tender compassion |
Ps 104 (I&II&III) | Week 2: Sunday OR | Hymn to God the Creator |
Ps 105 (I&II&III) | Week 1: Saturday OR (only in Advent, Christmas, Lent, Easter) | The Lord is faithful to his promises |
Ps 106 (I&II&III) | Week 2: Saturday OR (only in Advent, Christmas, Lent, Easter) | The goodness of the Lord; the faithlessness of his people |
Ps 107 (I&II&III) | Week 3: Saturday OR | Thanksgiving for deliverance |
Ps 108 | Week 4: Wednesday MP | Praise of God and a plea for help |
Ps 109 | OMITTED | x |
Ps 110:1-5, 7 | Weeks 1,2,3,4: Sunday EP2 | The Messiah, king and priest |
Ps 111 | Week 3: Sunday EP2 | God's marvelous works |
Ps 112 | Week 4: Sunday EP2 | The happiness of the just man |
Ps 113 | Week 3: Sunday EP1 | Praise the name of the Lord |
Ps 114 | Week 1: Sunday EP2 | The Israelites are delivered from the bondage of Egypt |
Ps 115 | Week 2: Sunday EP2 | Praise of the true God |
Ps 116:1-9 | Week 2: Friday EP | Thanksgiving |
Ps 116:10-19 | Week 3: Sunday EP1 | Thanksgiving in the Temple |
Ps 117 | Weeks 1 & 3: Saturday MP | Praise for God's loving compassion |
Ps 118 (I&II&III) | Weeks 1 & 3: Sunday DP | Song of joy for salvation |
Ps 118 (whole) | Weeks 2 & 4: Sunday MP | Song of joy for salvation |
Ps 119:1-8 (I: Aleph) | Week 1: Tuesday DP | A meditation on God's law |
Ps 119:9-16 (II: Beth) | Week 1: Wednesday DP | A meditation on God's law |
Ps 119:17-24 (III: Ghimel) | Week 1: Thursday DP | A meditation on God's law |
Ps 119:25-32 (IV: Daleth) | Week 1: Friday DP | A meditation on God's law |
Ps 119:33-40 (V: He) | Week 1: Saturday DP | A meditation on God's law |
Ps 119:41-48 (VI: Vau) | Week 2: Monday DP | A meditation on God's law |
Ps 119:49-56 (VII: Zain) | Week 2: Tuesday DP | A meditation on God's law |
Ps 119:57-64 (VIII: Heth) | Week 2: Wednesday DP | A meditation on God's law |
Ps 119:65-72 (IX: Teth) | Week 2: Thursday DP | A meditation on God's law |
Ps 119:73-80 (X: Yod) | Week 2: Friday DP | A meditation on God's law |
Ps 119:81-88 (XI: Caph) | Week 2: Saturday DP | A meditation on God's law |
Ps 119:89-96 (XII: Lamed) | Week 3: Monday DP | A meditation on God's law |
Ps 119:97-104 (XIII: Mem) | Week 3: Tuesday DP | A meditation on God's law |
Ps 119:105-112 (XIV: Nun) | Week 2: Sunday EP1 & Week 3: Wednesday DP | A meditation on God's law |
Ps 119:113-120 (XV: Samech) | Week 3: Thursday DP | A meditation on God's law |
Ps 119:121-128 (XVI: Ain) | Week 3: Saturday DP | A meditation on God's law |
Ps 119:129-136 (XVII: Pe) | Week 4: Monday DP | A meditation on God's law |
Ps 119:137-144 (XVIII: Sade) | Week 4: Tuesday DP | A meditation on God's law |
Ps 119:145-152 (XIX: Koph) | Weeks 1 & 3: Saturday MP & Week 4: Wednesday DP | A meditation on God's law |
Ps 119:153-160 (XX: Resh) | Week 4: Thursday DP | A meditation on God's law |
Ps 119:161-168 (XXI: Shin) | Week 4: Friday DP | A meditation on God's law |
Ps 119:169-176 (XXII: Tau) | Week 4: Saturday DP | A meditation on God's law |
Ps 120 | Week 4: Monday DP & Complementary Psalmody: Midmorning | Longing for peace |
Ps 121 | Week 2: Friday EP & Complementary Psalmody: Midmorning | Guardian of his people |
Ps 122 | Week 4: Sunday EP1 & Complementary Psalmody: Midmorning | The holy city, Jerusalem |
Ps 123 | Week 3: Monday EP & Complementary Psalmody: Midday | The Lord, unfailing hope of his people |
Ps 124 | Week 3: Monday EP & Complementary Psalmody: Midday | Our help is in the name of the Lord |
Ps 125 | Week 3: Tuesday EP & Complementary Psalmody: Midday | The Lord, guardian of his people |
Ps 126 | Week 3: Wednesday EP & Complementary Psalmody: Midafternooon | Joyful hope in God |
Ps 127 | Week 3: Wednesday EP & Complementary Psalmody: Midafternooon | Apart from God our labors are worthless |
Ps 128 | Week 4: Thursday DP & Complementary Psalmody: Midafternooon | Happiness of family life rooted in God |
Ps 129 | Week 4: Thursday DP | God's people reaffirm their trust in time of affliction |
Ps 130 | Week 4: Sunday EP1 & Night Prayer: Wednesday | A cry from the depths |
Ps 131 | Week 3: Tuesday EP | Childlike trust in God |
Ps 131 | Week 1: Saturday OR (only in Ordinary Time) | Childlike trust in God |
Ps 132 (I&II) | Week 3: Thursday EP | God's promises to the house of David |
Ps 132 (I&II) | Week 1: Saturday OR (only in Ordinary Time) | Divine promise to the house of David |
Ps 133 | Week 4: Friday DP | Joy when hearts are united in love |
Ps 134 | Night Prayer: after EP-I on Sun | Evening prayer in the temple |
Ps 135 (I&II) | Week 3: Friday EP | Praise for the wonderful things God does for us |
Ps 135:1-12 | Week 4: Monday MP | Praise for the wonderful things God does for us |
Ps 136 (I&II) | Week 4: Monday EP | Easter hymn |
Ps 136 (I&II&III) | Week 2: Saturday OR (only in Ordinary Time) | Paschal hymn |
Ps 137:1-6 | Week 4: Tuesday EP | By the rivers of Babylon |
Ps 138 | Week 4: Tuesday EP | Thanksgiving |
Ps 139:1-18, 23-24 (I&II) | Week 4: Wednesday EP | God sees all that is |
Ps 140:1-9, 13-14 | Week 4: Friday DP | Lord, you are my refuge |
Ps 141:1-9 | Week 1: Sunday EP1 | A prayer when in danger |
Ps 142 | Week 1: Sunday EP1 | You, Lord, are my refuge |
Ps 143:1-11 | Week 4: Thursday MP & Night Prayer: Tuesday | Prayer in distress |
Ps 144 (I&II) | Week 4: Thursday EP | Prayer for victory and peace |
Ps 144:1-10 | Week 4: Tuesday MP | Prayer for victory and peace |
Ps 145 (I&II&III) | Week 3: Sunday OR & Week 4: Friday EP | Praise of God's majesty |
Ps 146 | Week 4: Wednesday MP | Those who trust in God know what it is to be happy |
Ps 147:1-11 | Week 4: Thursday MP | The loving kindness of God who can do all he wills |
Ps 147:12-20 | Weeks 2 & 4: Friday MP | The restoration of Jerusalem |
Ps 148 | Week 3: Sunday MP | Praise to the Lord, the Creator |
Ps 149 | Week 1: Sunday MP | The joy of God's holy people |
Ps 150 | Weeks 2 & 4: Sunday MP | Praise the Lord |
OLD TESTAMENT CANTICLE | WEEK, DAY, HOUR | EPIGRAPH |
Exod 15:1-4a, 8-13, 17-18 | Week 1: Saturday MP | Hymn of victory after the crossing of the Red Sea |
Deut 32:1-12 | Week 2: Saturday MP | God's kindness to his people |
1 Sam 2:1-10 | Week 2: Wednesday MP | The humble find joy in God |
1 Chr 29:10-13 | Week 1: Monday MP | Glory and honor are due to God alone |
Tobit 13:1-8 | Week 1: Tuesday MP | God afflicts but only to heal |
Tobit 13:8-11, 13-15 | Week 4: Friday MP | Thanksgiving for the people's deliverance |
Judith 16:2-3a, 13-15 | Week 1: Wednesday MP | God who created the world takes care of his people |
Wis 9:1-6, 9-11 | Week 3: Saturday MP | Lord, give me wisdom |
Sirach 36:1-5, 10-13 | Week 2: Monday MP | Prayer of entreaty for the holy city, Jerusalem |
Isa 2:2-5 | Week 3: Monday MP | The mountain of the Lord's dwelling towers above every mountain |
Isa 12:1-6 | Week 2: Thursday MP | Joy of God's ransomed people |
Isa 26:1-4, 7-9, 12 | Week 3: Tuesday MP | Hymn after the defeat of the enemy |
Isa 33:13-16 | Week 3: Wednesday MP | God's flawless judgment |
Isa 38:10-14, 17-20 | Week 2: Tuesday MP | Anguish of a dying man and joy in his restoration |
Isa 40:10-17 | Week 3: Thursday MP | The Good Shepherd: God most high and most wise |
Isa 42:10-16 | Week 4: Monday MP | God victor and savior |
Isa 45:15-25 | Week 1: Friday MP | People of all nations will become disciples of the Lord |
Isa 61:10—62:5 | Week 4: Wednesday MP | The prophet's joy in the vision of a new Jerusalem |
Isa 66:10-14a | Week 4: Thursday MP | Joys of heaven |
Jer 14:17-21 | Week 3: Friday MP | The lament of the people in war and famine |
Jer 31:10-14 | Week 1: Thursday MP | The happiness of a people who have been redeemed |
Ezek 36:24-28 | Week 4: Saturday MP | The Lord will renew his people |
Dan 3:26, 27, 29, 34-41 | Week 4: Tuesday MP | Azariah's prayer in the furnace |
Dan 3:52-57 | Weeks 2 & 4: Sunday MP | Let all creatures praise the Lord |
Dan 3:57-88, 56 | Weeks 1 & 3: Sunday MP | Let all creatures praise the Lord |
Hab 3:2-4, 13a, 15-19 | Week 2: Friday MP | God comes to judge |
NEW TESTAMENT CANTICLE | WEEK, DAY, HOUR | EPIGRAPH |
Luke 1:46-55 | ORDINARY EP: Mary's Magnificat | The soul rejoices in the Lord |
Luke 1:68-79 | ORDINARY MP: Zechariah's Benedictus | The Messiah and his forerunner |
Luke 2:29-32 | ORDINARY NP: Simeon's Nunc Dimittis | Christ is the light of the nations and the glory of Israel |
Eph 1:3-10 | Weeks 1,2,3,4: Monday EP | God our Savior |
Phil 2:6-11 | Weeks 1,2,3,4: Sunday EP1 | Christ, God's holy servant |
Col 1:12-20 | Weeks 1,2,3,4: Wednesday EP | Christ the first-born of all creation and the first-born from the dead |
1 Tim 3:16 | Only on Epiphany & Transfiguration | The mystery and glory of Christ |
1 Peter 2:21-24 | Weeks 1,2,3,4: Sunday EP2 (only in Lent) | The willing acceptance of his passion by Christ, the servant of God |
Rev 4:11; 5:9, 10, 12 | Weeks 1,2,3,4: Tuesday EP | Redemption hymn |
Rev 11:17-18; 12:10b-12a | Weeks 1,2,3,4: Thursday EP | The judgment of God |
Rev 15:3-4 | Weeks 1,2,3,4: Friday EP | Hymn of adoration |
Rev 19:1-7 | Weeks 1,2,3,4: Sunday EP2 (except in Lent) | The wedding of the Lamb |
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